The Forrest City times., 1887-12-24
ABOUT ARK ANSAS.

hundreds of bales Of the decay staple.
 Oyer 200 fine fowls were displayed in the Southwestern Poultry Associs- tion's exhibition held in Carthage last week.
 Pike county has been divided into only nine road districts. It occurs to us that those nine road overseers will have their hands full.
 Congress will be urged to make an appropriation for putting at least three locks and draws in the Ouachita river, which would insure navigation between Camden and New Orleans the year round.
 Prof W. c. Howard, for several years principal of the Ozan Academy near Nashville, died Thursday night. He was one of the best known and most successful educators in the south west.
 The editors of newspapers get very little credit for what they do and are subjected to the vilest criticisms from all upon whose toes they tread, remarks the philosopher of the Beebe Argus.
 Real estate is looking ap and many sales are being made in and around Fort Smith. A boom is anticipated this spring that will far eclipse that of last spring.
 Enterprising citizens of Frederick town and vicinity have formed a com pany and have diamond drill at work prospecting for mineral in Madison county.
 More mad dogs have been discov- cred at Hot Springs and the prcelama- ton renewed for the killing of all un- muzzled dogs.
 Since the killing Of c. s. Barraque a few days ago at Altheimer by W. T. Roberts it has developed that it was a wanton and wicked murder. Roberts is still at large.
 A great many doubts are expres sed by many of Hot Springs citizens as to whether the man found in the creek was murdered. Many think he was
 
 meeting his death. Although this theory is hardly probable.
 John Dolan left Hot Springs on the evening of the 3rd. ostensibly for Bear, but has not been heard from since. The night was one of the worst ever known in this section and 1t Is thought he may have been drowned attempting to cross | the Ouachita.
 difficulty occurred Saturday even- ing at Wright's mill in Morrilton be- tween z. T. Newb, Try and Dan Collins, colored, fin which the former shot the latter, the ball passing round the fore head. Collins is in no great danger. Both parties are under arrest. Frank Norris, of Helena, in the em. | ploy of the steamboat s. Teal, fell over board Saturday while the boat was coming out of the St. Francis river and i was drowned. He fell into fifteen feot of water and never came to tho surface He was drunk at the time Of the accl- 1 dent. Norris has no relatives here.
 A celored boy not 15 years old named Ed Wade was lodged in jail Sunday | charged with the murder of another 1 boy of about the same age named Will | liam Harrison. The testimony taken before the coroner showed that there had existed bad feelings between the boys for some time.
 Charles Whitsett, half wltted boy of l3, went out walking with his young brother, aged g. and his sister. aged 6. He returned home alone and informed hls mother he had killed them. showing 1 a large knife with which he had done I the deed. Investigation found the boy and girl stretched out in pools of blood l with their heads cut off. | The recent forest fires in Garland county destroyed s3,O00 or Sl,OO0 l worth of improvements, which was a very small item compared to the loss in timber and mast, which can hardly be estimated. The losses on improve ments were chiefly fences, though two or three dwellings were burned, these fortunately belonging to men who would not be cast out of house and home by their loss. The fires were the worst Garland county has ever known in her woods and repetition is not 10 be desired.
 Jim Stephens of Coal Iill, long term convict, made his escape from the convict camp at the coal mines. He has been trustv for some time. Sunday he went to one of the guards and told him that the Warden wanted a pistol. The guard gave him a pistol and belt of cartridges and his overcoat to take to the Warden. Stephens was seen on the extra that went to Van Buren next day with the wounded yardmaster. He is dressed in citizens clothes. It is the custom here to allow trusties to wear citizens clothes.
 Sunday evening Andy Steel, colored charged with the killing of Overseer Story on the Chapel plantation, in Miller county, last March, came in and gave himself up 10 the Sheriff. The particulars of the killing are that the NCAthuaAN was III dcbt to tue sIQa0- agement of the farm and decided to leave it. When MT. Story demand q payment he offered as security the labor of two nicees, who agreed to work out the eebt. This proposition was rejected. Steel then gave notice that he would leave any way, and warned Story not to follow him. under the penalty of being killed. Tho de- ceased followed with a gun, and Steel killed him. This case was investigated by the Grand Jury, verdict being rem dered of homicide in self-defense Steel was liberated. The jury was made up of both whites and blacks.
 Crowned Their Queen.
 ST. PAur, MIN, Dec. ls.-The queen of the Gypsies. says Pierre special to the Pioneer Press, was crowned last